Surrey-White Rock

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Surrey-White Rock
British Columbia electoral district
Location in Surrey
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 
 
Trevor Halford
Liberal
First contested1991
Last contested2020
Demographics
Census division(s)Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)Surrey, White Rock

Surrey-White Rock is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. During the 2008 re-distribution of riding boundaries, Surrey-White Rock kept the majority of its existing region.[1]

Demographics[edit]

Population, 2001 52,770
Population Change, 1996–2001 6.8%
Area (km²) 24.07
Pop. Density (people per km²) 2,192

Geography[edit]

The riding is bounded on the south and west by Semiahmoo Bay, on the east by Highway 99, and on the north by 24th Avenue. The riding contains the southwest corner of Surrey, the city of White Rock, and the Semiahmoo Indian Reserve.[1]

History[edit]

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Surrey-White Rock
Assembly Years Member Party
35th 1991–1996     Wilf Hurd Liberal
36th 1996–1997
1997–2001 Gordon Hogg
37th 2001–2005
38th 2005–2009
39th 2009–2013
40th 2013–2017
41st 2017–2020 Tracy Redies
42nd 2020–present Trevor Halford

Member of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

The current MLA is Trevor Halford. He was elected in 2020. The previous MLA was Tracy Redies, first elected in 2017, she was the former CEO of Coast Capital Savings and now the CEO for Science World. And before Redies was Gordon Hogg, a former mayor of White Rock first elected in a 1997 by-election. Hogg, Redies and Halford all represent the British Columbia Liberal Party.

Election results[edit]

Graph of the election results in Surrey-White Rock (minor parties are combined into "Others")


2020 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Trevor Halford 10,718 39.51 −10.36 $57,028.20
New Democratic Bryn Smith 10,494 38.69 +8.10 $9,021.54
Green Beverly Hobby 3,862 14.24 −1.94 $1,442.61
Independent Megan Knight 1,607 5.92 $17,304.20
Libertarian Jason Bax 443 1.63 $0.00
Total valid votes 27,124 100.00
Total rejected ballots 266 0.97 +0.54
Turnout 27,390 61.23 −5.90
Registered voters 44,733
Liberal hold Swing −9.23
Source: Elections BC[2][3]
2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Tracy Redies 14,101 49.87 -8.22 $47,304
New Democratic Niovi Patsicakis 8,648 30.59 +2.96 $11,988
Green Bill Marshall 4,574 16.18 +7.31 $1,549
Independent Tom Bryant 950 3.36 $9,087
Total valid votes 28,273 100.00
Total rejected ballots 123 0.43 +0.13
Turnout 28,396 67.13 +2.40
Registered voters 42,303
Source: Elections BC[4][5]
B.C. General Election 2013: Surrey-White Rock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Hogg 15,092 58.09% -3.96%
New Democratic Susan Keeping 7,180 27.63% +0.27%
Green Don Pitcairn 2,304 8.87% +0.18%
Conservative Elizabeth Pagtakhan 1,301 5.01% -
British Columbia Party Jim Laurence 105 0.40% -
Total Valid Votes 25,982 99.7%
Total Rejected Ballots 74 0.3%
Turnout 26,056 64.73%
2009 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Hogg 15,121 62.05 +4.19
New Democratic Drina Allen 6,668 27.36 +0.96
Green Don Pitcairn 2,118 8.69 −2.03
Reform David Charles Hawkins 464 1.90
Total 24,371 100.00
Source:"2009 Official Election Results for Surrey-White Rock". Elections BC. June 5, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2009.[dead link]
2005 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Hogg 16,462 57.86 −10.84
New Democratic Moh Chelali 7,511 26.40 +13.24
Green Ashley Brie Hughes 3,051 10.72 −2.44
Conservative David James Evans 1,340 4.71
Democratic Reform Ronald Edward Dunsford 87 0.31
Total 28,451 100.00
B.C. General Election 2001: Surrey-White Rock
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Liberal Gordon J. Hogg 18,678 68.70% +10.66% $46,685
Green Ruth Christine 3,577 13.16% +10.98% $2,700
  NDP Matt Todd 3,415 12.56% -13.87% $5,509
Unity Garry Sahl 983 3.62% -
Marijuana David Bourgeois 536 1.96% - $394
Total valid votes 27,189 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 91 0.33%
Turnout 27,280 77.64%
Byelection September 15, 1997: Surrey-White Rock
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Liberal Gordon Hogg 10,497 51.73% -6.31%
Reform David Secord 5,298 26.11% +18.01%
New Democratic David Thompson 2,520 12.42% -14.01%
Green Stuart Parker 910 4.49% +2.31%
Progressive Democrat Bill Gardner 876 4.27% +0.70%
Family Coalition Jim Hessels 198 0.98% -
Total valid votes 20,290 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 32
Turnout 20,322
B.C. General Election 1996: Surrey-White Rock
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Liberal Wilf Hurd 18,039 58.04% +19.20% $43,193
  NDP David Thompson 8,215 26.43% -5.55% $46,434
Reform David Secord 2,519 8.10% - $22,924
Progressive Democrat Ahmad Bajwa 1,110 3.57% - $100
Green Steve Chitty 677 2.18% - $400
  Independent Kathy Burden 295 0.95% -
Social Credit Rick Post 226 0.73% -27.71% $3,395
Total valid votes 31,081 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 118 0.38%
Turnout 31,199 75.89%
B.C. General Election 1991: Surrey-White Rock
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Liberal Wilf Hurd 11,008 38.84% $7,291
  NDP Donna Osatiuk 9,063 31.98% $28,721
Social Credit Chip Barrett 8,062 28.44% $54,719
Conservative Bill Smith 209 0.74% $1,188
Total valid votes 28,342 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 540 1.50%
Turnout 28,882 80.36%

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Surrey-White Rock B.C. votes". CBCNEWS.ca. CBC.ca. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
  2. ^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.

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